PEDOCAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PEDOCAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEDOCAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEDOCAL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEDOCAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pedocalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEDOCAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PEDOCAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does PEDOCAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A soil of dry regions that contains a layer of built-up lime, or calcium carbonate.
Because little rain falls in dry climates, minerals are not washed out and lime collects in the ground. Soil scientists contrast a pedocal with the acid soils of wet regions. A pedocal is often fertile but needs water to be farmed well.
How PEDOCAL is used
Pedocal is a specialist word from soil science and geography.
- The prairie is mostly a pedocal rich in lime.
- A pedocal forms where evaporation beats rainfall.
- The textbook describes how a pedocal differs from a forest soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEDOCAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEDOCAL
2 longer words begin with PEDOCAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PEDOCAL
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Common questions about PEDOCAL
- Is PEDOCAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEDOCAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEDOCAL worth?
- PEDOCAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEDOCAL mean?
- A soil of dry regions that contains a layer of built-up lime, or calcium carbonate.
- What letters can be added to PEDOCAL?
- PEDOCAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PEDOCAL:
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